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This package was compiled by the FAA Alaskan Region Public Affairs Office in Anchorage and sent to FAA managers with a memo from Paul Steucke dated March 5, 1987. It gathers material on the November 17, 1986 sighting by the crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628: a news release, pilot and controller transcripts, crew interviews and radar analysis. The FAA concluded that it could not confirm the event. It attributed the second radar target to a split, uncorrelated return from the JAL Boeing 747 and planned no further investigation.

  • p. 5 …of the strobe and beacon lights? The color is ah, - white and yellow, I think. Ya…
  • p. 19 …light was amber and whitish, but, when it came to here it was only amber • white…
  • p. 21 …But, this color is white uh ••. it ' s ah um dark white pole ••• weak light ••• (unintelligible…
  • p. 28 …Terauchi Ah, it was not regular, but - not regularly, but white - silverish lights, not in equal…
  • p. 44 …Then again, there was a pale white flat light on the direction where the ships flew…
  • p. 45 …While we were communicating with the Anchorage Center, the two pale white lights gradually moved to…
  • p. 47 …above the bright city lights and we checked the i pale white lieht behind us. Alas…
  • p. 56 …Tamefuji ••• and ah, I remember, red or orange, hum, and a white landing light, just like…
  • p. 74 …I can not describe the details but it was white or amber colored lights. Beckner: When…
  • p. 83 …He stated it was a big plane with yellow and white lights. We advised him we…
  • p. 85 …one (1) mile with a white and yellow strobe light. I notified the Alaska Regional Operations…
  • p. 116 …red, green, and blue light are combined to fonn white light. This is the approach conm1only…
  • p. 117 …Monitor Settings, Light Boxes, and Viewing Booths We assume the assessment of many digital images will…
  • p. 120 …electronic imaging device to light stimuli Sensitivitv Tone aod ExRQsure White BalanceNeutralitx'. Color EocodiogLReoderiog (ISO…
  • p. 122 …The cfirferentlal ~ ~ ~ Streaking ~ Shading area unlformity/shad:ng spread or light between COior Delinffion : The root…
K. Terauchi (Japanese) 0.1 ah, inch
F. Fujii
R. Gordon
F. Fujii
R. Gordon
F. Fujii
R. Gordon
About 0.1 • • •
Just right on the horizon, the sun was setting?
Yeah, yes. So they don't want to go toward the ship side, they
stayed away from it.
Toward the dark side.
Yes
So that would have put them to the east like on the Canadian side
you're coming down on your side (unintelligible) captain's side?
K. Terauchi Yes
R. Gordon Okay I understand.
K. Terauchi I think, perhaps, they have regulations like they must not be
seen by humans. But it was a surprise to see the sudden
appearance in front of us. If the machine was set automatically
for the distance of eight miles away from us, the machine will
not come closer than eight miles (but t hey jumped in front of
us), so I felt there was a living creature in it. It jumped in
front of us, very unusual. They took such unexpected action.
Try the other one(?)
f
F. Fujii Seems like they're trying to stay away, I guess there's some kind
of regulation for them to not be seen by • • •
R. Gordon Ah uh, I understand. I have one more question that came up that
I was thinking; now when he departed, departed east? Is that
what someone told me; which direction did, when he departed, went
away?
F. Fujii Which direction did it take off to?
K. Terauchi I don't know. Probably to the east.
F. Fujii He thinks it's east, he's not really sure. He was looking at it
and it just ~issappeared, so •••
R. Gordon Okay, appeared that it went east, but it went so fast?
K. Terauchi So fast.
R. Gordon Okay
F. Fujii He was watching it and it just disappeared •••
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